Search results

@Highfive a super duper soap dryer --> https://www.soapmakingforum.com/attachments/img_3858-jpg.60912/

@Bubble Agent Thanks so much for your extended response! It is much appreciated! Unfortunately, though I have tons of EOs and FO's, they are all strangers to me. Despite years of circumscribed soapmaking, I just recently started taking notes. (Yes, I know. I know!) And it is a long time...

Hmmm... Tropical punch - orange, yellow, blue, green. (Don't tell the Owl. Two many accent colors! :nonono:)

I looked at that. Red, white, and blue. Sounds like Independence Day soap! Thanks for the suggestion, though!

Unfortunately, what I learned from using this FO is limited. I've used up my stash of it and the supplier went out of business. But I can, as you say, use more white or not scent the accent color(s). The FO was Frankincense and Myrrh from Missy's Candles. Smells great! Too bad she went out of...

Hi Folks! I am soon to be making soap with an FO called Havana Heat. I want to use an ITP swirl. Can you suggest some colors to use together? Some words to go with Havana - hot, humid, sultry, steamy... So many other words. What do you think of when you think of Havana?

The scent is an FO - Frankincense and Myrrh. The soap mellows the smell wonderfully. I think it will be a real winner. The FO discolors to a medium tan and I was attempting to work with that. I just hope the swirls don't get swallowed up in the discolor.

You're reading my mind, Owl! I think I am going to let them harden up a little more. (They're kinda soft yet.) Then I will make all those decisions. Thanks for your compliments!

Well, actually, Bubble, I did! It was an ITP. The pot was colored with a small bit of TD. The accents were Dark Gold mica and white (TD). It's been 4 days since the pour. Here are some pics:

And do you do a pre-unveiling test, Cat?

"I've never used palm oil." A heretic in our midst!! o_O

I have some recent bars that have passed the six week mark. I assessed them tonight and was impressed with how hard they are. I squeezed hard and they didn't flex at all. Do you guys use the six week mark as a hard and fast rule? Do some of you go longer than six weeks? (If six weeks are...

I have been slowly upping my lard usage (now up to 17%) and decreasing other oil usage to compensate. Mostly I am reducing the palm oil which is now down to 6.65%. I am wondering about stopping the palm altogether. I was speaking to our Owl who said I could replace all the palm with lard...

And here is the slab: Used my old lye with crossed fingers. Took a long time to trace - which was nice cuz we had time to do a ITP swirl without the wolf being at the door. Made it to thick trace, however. Did a ITP with natural soap as the base and dark gold and white as the accents.

Some more soap is going to be made tonight - 32 large bars of Frankincense & Myrrh from the sadly missed Missy's Candles. This FO turns the soap into a dark tan and if I remember right from 2.5 years ago, it accelerates trace quite a bit. (Yes, I know I should have been taking notes. I do...

The recipe has been evolving. Using a lot of lard now. You're right though, I need to start keeping a few of the bars that I really like. Although, if the supplier is still open, I could always make more. And More! AND MORE! o_O

I have no complaints about my old oils. They seem to function as good as my newer ones in every way. I find it very surprising too, but heck! I'm not going to complain! $495?? Can that be possible??

Adventures in Lye Tonight, me and my soaping partner opened a 50 pound bag of lye that was a minimum of 18 years old. (Yes, it is still good. I won't go into it here) We wanted to transfer it from its heavy plastic bag to plastic 4 kg lye containers. We were all suited up - goggles, masks...

Their website says it discolors to a brown. Tan, maybe? Cold Process Soap Test Results: We test fragrances with the recipe of 50% olive oil, 20% sunflower oil, 15% coconut 76, 10% shea butter, 5% castor. No water discount. Acceleration: None Color After Cure: Brown Ricing: None...

Hello, My Dear Owl! Where on earth would you get 3 ozs sodium metabisulfate (SM) 3 ozs sodium thiosulfate (pentahydrate) (STP) ?? My local WalMart didn't have any! :shakinghead: